Re: paper turning yellow

["J. Arthur Davis" <jarthurdavis@earthlink.net>]

Hans:
27 years ago I made a printed a large color wall portrait of my wife and
daughter. The emulsion was separated from the RC backer and embedded
onto canvas. I sprayed the print with a lacquer made by McDonalds, back
then. This print was pulled on a stretcher and framed without glass.
After 27 years it is just starting to show some color shift. No fading
but a slight shift to the blue. Lacquers do protect prints. This was
lacquers that we had available 27 years age. Todays liquid laminates
have improved tremendously. If you are using spray coats. Look for
coatings that contain acrylic. It has more give than lacquer. Lacquer
tends to get brittle with age and you end up with microscopic cracks.
This allows the outside environment to get to the print.

Talk with your museums. Most older oil paintings were finished with a
top coating of some kind.

Jim Davis
mailto:jarthurdavis@earthlink.net

Hans Staartjes wrote:
> 
> same experience here with the glossy Photo paper, around the white borders
> of the image. Not much evidence of it on the image itself. I think it is due
> to the nature of the hydrophylic surface (water loving), and I suspect the
> interaction of that and moisture in the air. I have been spraying my prints
> with a lacquer of late. Would love to hear if anyone knows whether this has
> any archival effect that is proven.
> 
> Hans
> 
> >From: "Gerald Olson" <jerry_olson@und.nodak.edu>
> >To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
> >Subject: Re: paper turning yellow
> >Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2000, 12:31 PM
> >
> 
> >I had the same trouble with the new epson heavy weight matte photo
> >paper, but the edges were yellow right out of the package. Not a good
> >sign at all! Also, this paper prints identical to Media Streets dual
> >sided matte paper, which is much cheaper than epson, and you can print
> >on both sides. It is also much whiter than the epson paper. Not much
> >reason to use the epson paper....
> >
> >Jerry
> >
> >w a d e a n d e r s o n wrote:
> >>
> >> I've been using Epson S041141 Photo Paper and after about a month of sitting
> >> out on a table the paper seems to be getting a yellowish hue to it.
> >>
> >> has nothing to do with the inks, it is the paper itself especialy around the
> >> edges.  Not too much but when I compare it to a new sheet, I can see a
> >> definite difference.  I'm wondering if it is the paper or something in the
> >> air?  maybe my gas heater, that is on the wall close by, is causing that?
> >>
> >> or maybe something from the kitchen like cooking with olive oil that might
> >> get in the air?  or is it the paper itself?
> >>
> >> has anyone else had this prob?  or do I need to not leave the prints setting
> >> out because of the crap in the air causing it? or maybe just not use any
> >> more heat and quit cooking :)
> >>
> >> In case you're wondering I'm printing on an epson 1200 using black ink only
> >> for my black and white images
> >>
> >> which brings another question.....   how archival are the epson black inks?
> >> would the black fade to a gray eventually? and how long would I expect it to
> >> last?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
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